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Kid Friendly Thanksgiving Dessert Board

This Kid Friendly Thanksgiving Dessert Board includes quick and easy no-bake Thanksgiving desserts and some healthy snacks. An eye-catching addition to your Thanksgiving dessert table.
Prep Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour
Course Appetizer, Dessert, Side Dish, Snack
Cuisine American

Equipment

  • Large serving tray
  • Mini pumpkin (decor)
  • Cheese knife (to cut into the turkey cheese ball)

Ingredients
  

  • 1 Dessert Turkey Cheese Ball
  • 1 Apple
  • 4 Gram Crackers split in half
  • 1.5 Cups Red Grapes
  • 1 Cup Candy Pumpkins
  • 3 Stalks Celery cut in half
  • 1 Cup Candy Corn
  • 4 Pilgrim 'Hat' Cookies
  • 3 Chocolate-Covered Pretzels
  • 5 Peanut Butter 'Pumpkin' Cookies
  • 9 'Acorn' Cookies
  • 3 Turkey Cookies
  • 5 Autumn Leaf Sandwich Cookies
  • 4 Chocolate-Covered Oreos

Instructions
 

Left Side

  • Start with the turkey cheese ball in the upper left corner.
  • Next, place sliced apple wedges around the bottom-left side of the cheese ball.
  • Then, add gram crackers around the upper-right side of the cheese ball.
  • Position a handful of candy pumpkins and red grapes next to the gram crackers.
  • Next, add a few slices of celery and candy corn. 

Center

  • Add a row of 4 pilgrim 'hat' cookies next to the celery and candy corn.
  • Next, add 3 chocolate-covered pretzel rods. 
  • Then, add 5 'pumpkin' cookies and 4 'acorn' cookies.
  • Add another handful of grapes next to the 'pumpkin' cookies. 
  • Arrange 3 'turkey' cookies in a diagonal line from the 'acorn' cookies to the upper right section near the grapes.
  • Next, add an assortment of candy corn and candy pumpkins along the bottom to fill any gaps.

Right Side

  • Add 5 'leaf' cookies in a diagonal line to the right of the 'turkey' cookies.
  • Position 4 chocolate Oreos in a diagonal line to the right of the 'leaf' cookies.
  • Place 5 'acorn' cookies below the chocolate Oreos.
  • Next, position a handful of grapes in the top-right corner.
  • Position a mini pumpkin in the lower-right corner.
  • Lastly, fill gaps with candy corn.
Keyword Charcuterie, Charcuterie Board, Dessert, Snack Board, Thanksgiving, Turkey